NWSL

FT Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Portland Thorns FC WDWLL 1
–
North Carolina Courage DDDLW 3
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POR011
NC123
WakeMed Soccer Park · 3,114 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
5
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
4
51.2
Possession
48.8
11
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
345
Accurate Passes
334
445
Passes
416
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
1
12
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.1
61
Long Balls
48
24
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
8
Effective Tackles
9
17
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
12
23
Effective Clearances
14
23
Clearances
14

Head to Head

POR leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

NC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Casey MurphyG
  2. 6Abby ErcegCD-L
  3. 3Kaleigh KurtzCD-R
  4. 4Carson PickettLB
  5. 13Ryan WilliamsRB
  6. 18Fuka NaganoCM-L
  7. 8Denise O'SullivanCM-R
  8. 10DebinhaLM
  9. 5Brianna PintoRM
  10. 9KerolinCF-L
  11. 12Diana OrdóñezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Malia BerkelySUB
  2. 23Kiki PickettSUB
  3. 29Rylee BaisdenSUB
  4. 25Meredith SpeckSUB
  5. 99Katelyn RowlandSUB
  6. 15Jaelene DanielsSUB
  7. 14Katie BowenSUB
  8. 27Brittany RatcliffeSUB
  9. 11Merritt MathiasSUB

POR · 4-3-2-1

  1. 35Abby SmithG
  2. 4Becky SauerbrunnCD-L
  3. 20Kelli HublyCD-R
  4. 25Meghan KlingenbergLB
  5. 39Meaghan NallyRB
  6. 46Taylor PorterCM
  7. 8Hina SugitaCM-L
  8. 13Olivia MoultrieCM-R
  9. 9Sophia WilsonF
  10. 23Yazmeen RyanCF-L
  11. 16Janine SonisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Christine SinclairSUB
  2. 29Tegan McGradySUB
  3. 5Emily MengesSUB
  4. 43Shelby HoganSUB
  5. 22Morgan WeaverSUB
  6. 11Rocky RodríguezSUB
  7. 14Natalia KuikkaSUB
  8. 41Hannah BetfortSUB
  9. 17Sam CoffeySUB

Timeline

  1. 24' Goal! North Carolina Courage 1, Portland Thorns 0. Diana Ordóñez (North Carolina Courage) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carson Pickett with a cross.
  2. 33' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Brittany Ratcliffe replaces Diana Ordóñez because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Natalia Kuikka replaces Meghan Klingenberg.
  4. 45' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Raquel Rodríguez replaces Janine Beckie.
  5. 50' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 0. Debinha (North Carolina Courage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  6. 63' Goal! North Carolina Courage 2, Portland Thorns 1. Raquel Rodríguez (Portland Thorns) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yazmeen Ryan with a cross following a corner.
  7. 64' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Emily Menges replaces Becky Sauerbrunn.
  8. 64' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Hannah Betfort replaces Sophia Smith.
  9. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Meredith Speck replaces Fuka Nagano.
  10. 65' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Malia Berkely replaces Brianna Pinto.
  11. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Merritt Mathias replaces Brittany Ratcliffe.
  12. 74' Substitution, North Carolina Courage. Jaelene Daniels replaces Kerolin.
  13. 78' Substitution, Portland Thorns. Morgan Weaver replaces Hina Sugita.
  14. 83' Goal! North Carolina Courage 3, Portland Thorns 1. Meredith Speck (North Carolina Courage) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jaelene Daniels with a headed pass following a corner.
  15. 90'+3' Merritt Mathias (North Carolina Courage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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